1st: This morning, my wife asked me where my copy of Irvine Welsh's Marabou Stork Nightmares was, and I couldn't remember (if I've loaned it to you & you're reading it, please give me a heads-up). Then, in short order, the internet provided two other stories of immobilized patients. It's interesting how these notions come in threes.

2nd: Eye Writer


3rd: Man in 'coma' for 23 years was awake all along

Went to the jam last night, and had a good time! It's always good to catch-up with friends. This might be the best jam venue yet. I had these adorable little beef-stuffed yorkshire puddings, and they were quite tasty.

jasonturner posted this adorable comic on his lj



....so good!!

I grew-up in the north, so horror movies set in the snow have a special place in my heart (30 days of Night, The Thing), but this premise just cannot fail.




Nazi Zombies? Yes Please!

I forget sometimes how awesome it can be to do your own comics that only have to follow your rules. There's alot of pressure in animation to "stay on model", but look at Calvin though, different eyes in each panel & it totaly works. I love you Bill Watterson. I'm sooooo in love with comics right now! I'll try & post some drawings soon.

I don't usualy get too worked-up over video games, but when tony_cliff posted some fan-art for the game Brutal Legend I got curious. I had never heard of this game before today, but as soon as I heard 3 Inches of Blood coming through my speakers, I was enthralled. What an amazing soundtrack this game has!!

"A Serpentine Crave" Bishop of Hexen
"Ad Notics" Rotting Christ
"Am I Evil?" Diamond Head
"Angel Witch" Angel Witch
"Angels Don't Kill" Children of Bodom
"Assault Attack" Michael Schenker Group
"Back at the Funny Farm" Motörhead
"Battle Angels" Sanctuary
"Battle Hymn" Judas Priest
"Believer" Ozzy Osbourne
"Betrayal" Lita Ford
"Birth of the Hero" Tvangeste
"Blackout" Scorpions
"Blitzkrieg" Deathstars
"Bomber" Girlschool
"Breadfan" Budgie
"Cathode Ray Sunshine" Dark Tranquillity
"Children of the Grave" Black Sabbath
"Crack the Skye" Mastodon
"Cremation" King Diamond
"Cry of the Banshee" Brocas Helm
"Dawn of Battle" Manowar
"Deadly Sinners" 3 Inches of Blood
"Destroy the Orcs" 3 Inches of Blood
"Diary of a Madman" Ozzy Osbourne
"Die For Metal" Manowar
"Dr. Feelgood" Mötley Crüe
"Drink the Blood of the Priest" Brocas Helm
"Fast as a Shark" Accept
"For the Glory Of" Testament
"Free Your Hate" KMFDM
"Frost" Enslaved
"Girlfriend" Kabbage Boy
"God of Thunder" Kiss
"Goliaths Disarm Their Davids" In Flames
"Hall of the Mountain King" Savatage
"Her Ghost in the Fog" Cradle of Filth
"High Speed Dirt" Megadeth
"Holiday" Scorpions
"Ignisis Dance" Wrath of Killenstein
"In the Black" Motörhead
"Insomnia" Dark Fortress
"Kickstart My Heart" Mötley Crüe
"Lay It Down" Ratt
"Leather Rebel" Judas Priest
"Live Wire" Mötley Crüe
"Loke" Enslaved
"Love Dump" Static-X
"Machine Gunn Eddie" Nitro
"March of the Crabs" Anvil
"Marching Off to War" Motörhead
"Master Exploder" Tenacious D
"Murmaider" Dethklok
"Metal Church" Metal Church
"Metal Storm/Face the Slayer" Slayer
"Metal Thrashing Mad" Anthrax
"More Than Meets the Eye" Testament
"Mr. Crowley" Ozzy Osbourne
"Mr. Scary" Dokken
"Narita" Riot
"Never Say Die" Black Sabbath
"Nightstalker" Cloven Hoof
"No Love Lost" Carcass
"Oblivion Instrumental" Mastodon
"One Shot at Glory" Judas Priest
"Overnight Sensation" FireHouse
"Painkiller" Judas Priest
"Progenies of the Great Apocalypse" Dimmu Borgir
"Pure Evil" Iced Earth
"Queen of Desire" Ostrogoth
"Queen of the Masquerade" Crimson Glory
"Riding the Storm" Running Wild
"Rip the System" KMFDM
"Road Racin" Riot
"Rock Bottom" UFO
"Rock of Ages" Def Leppard
"Skeleton on your Shoulder" Coroner
"Snap Your Fingers, Snap Your Neck" Prong
"So Frail" Mirrorthrone
"Soul Thrashing Black Sorcery" Skeletonwitch
"Stigmata" Ministry
"Still of the Night" Whitesnake
"Sulphur Injection" Apostasy
"Superbeast" Rob Zombie
"Swords and Tequila" Riot
"Symptom of the Universe" Black Sabbath
"Tag Team" Anvil
"Technical Difficulties" Racer X
"The Axeman" Omen
"The Beautiful People" Marilyn Manson
"The Hellion/Electric Eye" Judas Priest
"The Metal" Tenacious D
"The Somber Grounds of Truth" Bishop of Hexen
"The Wild and the Young" Quiet Riot
"Thieves" Ministry
"Through the Fire and Flames" DragonForce
"Thus Spake the Nightspirit" Emperor
"Tornado of Souls" Megadeth
"Warriors Dawn" Slough Feg
"(We Are) the Road Crew" Motörhead
"Welcome Home" King Diamond
"Wheels of Steel" Saxon
"When the Night Falls" Iced Earth
"Witches" Candlemass
"World of Hurt" Overkill
"Y.R.O." Racer X
"Youth Gone Wild" Skid Row
"Zoom Club" Budgie

Rocktober 13th can't come soon enough.

I woke-up this morning with this song in my head:

We are the members of Do-It-Or-Die!
Dee-I-Dee-I-Dee-I!
Watch us make Bimbo as easy as pie!
Dee-I-Dee-I-Dee-I!
We are tough, you bet! Fiiiiiilled with college pep! Bring him on, we cry!
Dee-I-Dee-I-Dee-I!
B! I! M! B! O! Bimbo!






I just LOOOOVE old Max Fleisher cartoons :)
Jim Woodring identified Bimbo's Initiation as "one of the things that laid the foundation for my life's philosophy."
(Be sure to hit the HQ button when watching the clip)



Koo-Koo-Ma-Hatcha! Koo-Koo-Ma-Hatcha! Koo-Koo-Ma-Hatcha! Koo-Koo-Ma-Hatcha!

All kinds of great Milt Gross observations by John K. on his blog here

I've been on a bit of a calypso music kick lately. Pretty racy stuff. This one is my current favorite.

Aw man!
Hoyt's mom is gonna be pissed! And now J is gonna be able to sense her feeling..?!
Only 2 more episodes!

Granted, I'm a bit of a zombie nerd, but this movie looks fun to me... makes me wanna draw zombies.

The only place I know of that sells these in town is a hotdog cart near were I live. The texture is like a cheese puff, but they don't taste like cheese at all; they taste like peanutbutter! I think they're German or Polish, regardless... they are soooo damn good with beer!

I dunno if it's in poor taste to post this after such a glowing endorsement for bar snacks but, this song has been in my head since my wife played it out of the blue yesterday. Memories.

It's a hot & humid summer night (22C/70F), and I'm drinking giant Japanese beers, reading old-school Ramona Fradon Aquaman comics. It's a good night for zombie movies. I had this old A-Team track in my head since I went down to Cali for my sister-in-law's wedding last week... and we've been talking about the new A-Team movie they're filming in town too. Bradley Cooper & Liam Neeson as Face & Hanibal I like... Common as B.A. ... not convinced.



I'm craving onion rings.

* Post ten of any pictures currently on your hard drive that you think are self-expressive.

* No captions. It must be like we're speaking with images and we have to interpret your visual language just like we have to interpret your words.

* They must ALREADY be on your hard drive - no googling or flickr! They have to have been saved to your folders sometime in the past. They must be something you've saved there because it resonated with you for some reason.

* You do NOT have to answer any questions about any of your pictures if you don't want to. You can make them as mysterious as you like. Or you can explain them away as much as you like.





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Just got turned on to these little beauties. Oh Belgium, not only do you produce some of the greatest comic book artists, but now this? Tasty beer(9%) in cute, stubby bottles.

Also, not for nuthin' but....
Thunderheist are slammin

Here's a little ditty I was quite fond of back in high school



cheers!

Fuck, have you seen this? Marian Churchland is selling original Copic marker coloured pages from ELEPHANTMEN for $75. Seventy Five dollars, Canadian!



Go check that shit out.
incertus

I got to pop-in to the launch party at Lucky's last night for True Loves 2 by Jason & Manien, and Jan's Atomic Heart by Simon Roy. Ed even made special beer in honour of the event (now that's a publisher who cares).



I'd only recently heard of Simon Roy's work, but it's really, really good stuff (you won't believe he's only 20 years old!), and it was awesome to meet him. Great guy, and a great book.
(online preview here)

If you live in Vancouver there is no excuse to not already love True Loves. If for some reason, you're in town & don't already have it, go over to the Heritage Hall on Main street right now, there's a comic show going on & you can buy it there. (Or read it online here)


Power couple Jason Turner and Manien Bothma drinking "Brew Loves" stout at the launch

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Pardon me while I geek-out for a second.

Lost 5.13 -Some like it Hoth

This week was amazing! I was wondering how they were gonna top all that Ben/ Locke goodness (man they packed a ton of background info into that last one) then they come around with a super-fun Miles/ Hurley episode where they talk about Star Wars (and in typical LOST fashion, the last 2 minutes were cause for celebration). I'm just gonna say it; BEST SEASON EVER!